Folding bed



J. JOHNSYN.

FOLDING BED.

APPLICATION FILED JAN-27, I92l.

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Patented Sept. 27, 1921.

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4 Inventor.-

'Joseph John syn J. JOHNSYN.'

FOLDING BED.

I APPLICATION FILED JAN- 27, l'sgl. 1,392,169. PatentedSept. 27, 1921.

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Inventor. Joseph Johnsyn Y HIM WW Aflys.

g UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOSEPH oHNsYn, or no'nonns'rnn, MASSACHUSETTS.

, FOLDING" Bnn To alll'whom it may concern:

, Be-it known that I, J OSEPH OI-INSYN, a

citizen} of thevUnited States, and, resident of Dorchester, county of Suffolk, State of Massachusetts, have invented an Improve.- ment in Folding Beds, ofwhich the following description, in .connection with the accompanying drawing, is a specllicati on like characters on the drawing representlng l ke parts.:-' 4 I 3 This invention relates to folding bedsand it has for one of its, objects to provide a novel folding bed in which the bed bottom is-hinged to the? cabinet section so as to swing Another object of the invention is to provide a novelfolding bed in'whichthe bed bottom is. made in sections, oneof -fwhicl1constitutes the front of the cabinet, andothers of. which constitute the ends of the cabinet whenthe bed is folded. V i

- Other objects of. my invention are to provide' various improvements inY'folding beds all as will. be more fully hereinafter set forth.

. In order to givean understandingofmy invention I have illustrated inthedrawings a selectedembodiment thereof, which will now be. described fafterwhich the novel feaclaims. f 1

.' Figure 1 is tures will be pointed out. in thefappended a perspective. View a bed embodying my invention, said VlGW showing the bed folded- "Fig. 2 is a front vlew showing thejbed opened. 1

if i Fig; 3 is a View similar'to Fig. 2jsh'owing the bed partly folded.

Fig. 4 is aasection on thelineA l, Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is a detail sectional. viewthrough ment-and a bed element, the latter: being so constructed that when the bed is folded the bottom of the bed forms both the front and the ends of the cabinet. 'The cabinet element is shown generally at land 1t comprises a back 2, a bottom 3 and 'a top 4; which is hinged to theback asshown at i-The about an axis e tending-longitudinally' of the bedinstead of transversely en'd with 'a plate 17 having'an aperture 18 I therein which forms at the-upper end of the :plate a fulcrum portion '19, and the bed bot- Specification; of Letters Patent. Patented Sept. 27, 1921. Application filed .Tan uar y 27, 1921. Serial No. 440,425.

andwhich constitutes the ends of the cabinet-when the bed is folded. The mattress is also madein sections, it comprising the cen- ;tralsectio n-1l.and thetwo end sections 12, said ,sections; corresponding in size to the sizeof the bed bottom sections. The central mattress-section 11 is supported on a suitable spring structure I3-which forms part of the .central bed-bottom. section 7, and the end mattress sections 12 are supported on a flexibio-{support ltinthe' nature of canvas, each support belng fastened at one end to an end section and the other to a central section.

.:The bed bottom is pivotally supported by two posts .15 which, form an integral part of the cabinet structure.- These postsiare situated at thefrontcorners of the cabinet and terminated at the point 16.

: 1- \Vhile any; suitable hinge construction be tween the "bed bottom and the posts maybe employed, I prefer that shown in Fig. 5, wherein :e'ach post is provided at its upper tom 7 has the hinge member 20 secured there- :to which is formed with the portion 21 that "partially embraces the fulcrum portion '19.

The hinge'members 20 are secured to the bed bottom section 7 at a' point a distance ifromthe edge 22 equal'to 'the'height 0f the posts. Thisis shown best in F ig.4. As a result whenthe ibed bottom l is folded the lower portion 22 thereof will fold against the inside ofthe posts 15 and the edge 22 thereof will reach to thebottom of the cabinet. Thus the entire front of the cabinet consists of the bed bottom v7.

LIn foldingrthe bed, the end mattress sections will first be folded over onto the central'mattress section ll as shown in Fig. 3. Then'the bed-bottom section 7 may be folded into "its vertical'position as shown in dotted lines Fig. 4, and the end bed-bottom sections 8 and 9 are then folded in a position at right angles to the central section 7. The dimension of the end bed-bottom sections 8 and 9 is such that when the bed is folded they-extend from the front to the rear wall of the cabinet and from the top to the bottom thereof, thus providing the end walls of the cabinet. I

For supportingthe bed when it is in its unfolded or open position I propose to employ legs 23 which are hinged to the bed bottom section 7 andwhich may be swung down into vertical'position. These legs 23 are constructed so that when the bed is to befolded they may be swung into the position shown in Fig. 3, in which position they lie alongside of the front edge of the bed bottom section 7. s

' I have herein shown a construction wherein these legs 23' are connected to the bedb'ottom sections 8 and 9 so that the legs and the end bed bottom sections will be folded simultaneously. Each leg 23 is pivoted to the bed-bottom section at -24e'and it is connectedby a link 25 to a'lever 26- pivoted intermediate of its ends to the bed-bottom section 7 at 27 The lever-'26 is connected by another link 28 to the end bed-bottom section and this linkage is so proportioned thatwhen the legs are folded into the position shown in Fig. 3, the end sections 8 and Swill be folded up into a position at'right :angles to the bed-bottom section 7.

29 indicates stops carried by the bed bottom section 7 and on which'the links 28 rest when the end bed-bottom Sections are opened out, said stops limiting theloutward swinging movement of said bed-bottom. upward sections. In order to further brace the end sections 8 and 9 I propose to employ alink 'A stop 32 is employed on which the link 30 restssimilar to the: stop 29. Each end section is thussupported at both edges when it is opened. 1 I

. I have provided means for concealing the hinges 21 when the bed is folded. 'This is accomplished by Ineansof two sliding panels 33 which areslidably secured to the bed bottom 7 at the ends and which are constructed to overlie and conceal the hinges when the bed is' foldedh These sliding panels are shown as provided with screws 34 operating in slots 35 formed in aplate 36 that is set into a recess into the bed bottom'7. The

lower end of each panel 33 is shaped to cover the hinge portion 21 as shown in Fig. 5, and, if desired, it may have a more or less panels 33' move automatically upwardly so isfolded is a relatively small one.

as to clear the posts 15 asthe bed is swung down into horizontal position, as shown in dotted lines Fig. 4. y p

I have herein shown a hook 37 secured to the back 2 and adapted to hook into an eye 38 secured to the top 4:, thereby to hold the top in its open or elevated position.

nasmuch as the bed bottom is made in sections as shown, the total length of the folded bed'bottom is considerably less than the full length of the bed and this has the advantage that when the bed is folded, the cabinet thus formed has a less length than the bed. This is desirable, because it enables the cabinet to be placed in locations in a room where it would not be possible if the gaginetwere the full length of the extended e y I Another feature of the invention lies in the fact that the bed bottom swingsin'from its closed to its open position about an axis extending longitudinally of the bed rather than transversely thereof. The advantage of this isthat the total height of the'cabinet bed and this is also an advantage. My invention therefore enables the bed to be folded up into a very compact space so that the cabinetwhich is produced when the bed Iclaim.

1. In a folding cabinet element and abed bottom element hinged thereto to fold about an axis extending longitudinally of the bed, said bed hotcould beonlyas great as the width of the bed, in combination, a

tom element comprising a central section and two end sections hinged thereto, said central section forming the front of the cabinet and the end sections formingthe ends of the cabinet when the bed is folded.

2. In a folding bed, in combination, a

"cabinet element comprising. a back and having two supporting posts at its front extending part way from" the bottomto the top, and a bed bottom element comprisin a central section hinged to said posts, an'

two end sections having a hinged connection with the ends of the central sectionand forming the head and foot of the bed bottom. V Y

3. In a folding bed, in combination, a

ing two supporting posts. at itsrfront, and a bed bottom element comprising a central sectionhingedto said posts, and two end sections having a hinged connection with the ends of the central section and forming the head and foot of the bed bottom, said central section forming the front of the cabinet and the end sections forming the ends of the cabinet when the bed is folded.

4. In a folding bed, in combination, a cabinet element, a bed bottom element pivoted to the cabinet element to fold about an cabinet element comprising a back and'havaxis extending. longitudinally of the bed, ,130

said bed bottom element comprising a central section and two end sections hinged to the central section, said central section forming the front of the cabinet and the end sections forming the ends of the cabinet when the bed is folded, legs pivoted to the central section to support the bed in open position, a lever pivoted to each end of the central section, a link connecting each lever with the corresponding end section, said levers and links operating to cause the legs to fold into a position parallel to the central section when the end sections are folded into right angular relation to the central section.

5. In a folding bed, in combination, a cabinet element having two supporting posts, a bed bottom element hinged to said posts and when folded forming the front of 'the cabinet, and sliding panels carried b the 20 bed bottom element for covering the hinges when the bed is folded.

In testimony whereof I have signedmy name to this specification.

JOSEPH J OHNSYN. 

